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2024 Award Winners

In our favorite feature of the year, the Association recognized its annual award winners. Congratulations to all our recipients for their outstanding service, dedication, and contributions to Texas water.

TWCA 80th Annual Convention Dedication
Texas State Representative Four Price, House District 87

Leroy Goodson Leadership in Water Awards
Jeff Walker, Texas Water Development Board (retired)
Karen Bondy (retired)
Tom Gooch, Freese & Nichols

President's Awards
Sam Bacarisse, House Natural Resources Committee
Dan Buhman, Tarrant Regional Water District
Glenn Clingenpeel, Trinity River Authority of Texas

Membership & Services Volunteer of the Year Award
Bobby Bazan, TGWA

Honorary Life Memberships
Luana Buckner, Former Chairwoman of the EAA and General Manager Medina County GCD, and past president of TWCA
Sonny Hinojosa, Hidalgo County Irrigation District #2
Sonia Lambert, Cameron County Irrigation District #2 and Cameron County Drainage District #3, and past president of TWCA
Tom Michel, formerly with SJRA
Tito Nieto, Cameron County Irrigation District #6
Mark Schultz, Gulf Coast Authority Board Member
Walt Sears, formerly with Northeast Texas MWD, also a past president of TWCA
Jim Sims, formerly with TRA
Jeff Taylor, formerly with Freese & Nichols, Inc.

Outgoing President Award
Lyn Clancy, LCRA

2024 Board Elections

During the 80th annual meeting of the Board of Directors, we welcomed three new board members and thanked those who stepped down from the board for their service. Find the current board of directors list here.

• Irrigation Panel – Ryan Ard, Lower Neches Valley Authority
• Irrigation Panel – Michael Kent, Donna Irrigation District
• Drainage Districts Panel – Tina Petersen, Harris County Flood District

Conference Meetings & Presentations

KEYNOTE – Chairwoman Brooke Paup, Texas Water Development Board

Harnessing AI: Opportunities, Impact, Safeguards – Craig Hopkins, City of San Antonio

Federal Affairs Session – Denis Qualls, Dallas Water Utilities & Dave Mitamura, National Water Supply Alliance

Lead and Copper Rule: Analysis and Funding – Jessie Powell, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C. and Enriqueta “Keta” Caballero, Texas Water Development Board

Illegal Dams and the Llano River – Jordan Furnans, LRE Water

Litigating Overpumping– Aqua Texas v. Hays Trinity GCD – Deborah Trejo, Kemp Smith LLP

PFAS Technical and Regulatory Update – Dan Opdyke, Anchor QEA

Case Law Update – Kimberly Grinnan Kelley, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP and Bridgett Meyer, TX Parks & Wildlife Department

CLE Credits

COURSE TITLE: TWCA Annual Convention

COURSE DATE(S): 03/06/2024 TO 03/08/2024
COURSE LOCATIONS: Lost Pines, TX
COURSE NO: 174230595
SPONSOR NO: 2073

Conference attendees are eligible for 7.75 of CLE credit (0 hours of ethics), as follows. 

Wednesday, March 6 (1.75 hours)

• Chairwoman Brooke Paup, TX Water Development Board (.75 hours)
  
• Water Quality Session (1 hour)
  

Thursday, March 7 (3.0 hours)

• General/Environmental Panel (.5 hours)
  
• Lead and Copper Rule: Analysis and Funding ( .5 hours)
  
• Kelly Keel, Executive Director, TX Commission on Environmental Quality (.5 hours)
  
• Litigating Overpumping– Aqua Texas v. Hays Trinity GCD (.5 hours)
  
• Federal Affairs Session ( 1 hour)
  

Friday | March 8 (3.0 hours)

• Endangered Species Session (1 hour)
  
• Perspectives on Growth & Land Development (1 hour)
  
• Case Law Update (1 hour)

Please contact Lindsey Ford with any questions related to TWA conferences.